An overview of the current trends in marine plastic litter management for a sustainable development

M Râpă, EM Cârstea, AA Șăulean, CL Popa, E Matei… - Recycling, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
This review summarizes recent data related to the management of marine plastic litter to
promote sustainable development. It discusses the distribution and identification of marine …

High value-added conversion and functional recycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics: a comprehensive review

K Wang, C Guo, J Li, K Wang, X Cao, S Liang… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In conjunction with the extensive production and widespread utilization of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) plastics, the issue of environmental pollution resulting from PET product …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the generation of microplastics from an unlikely source: The unintentional consequence of the current plastic recycling process

MJ Stapleton, AJ Ansari, A Ahmed, FI Hai - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study casts light on the potential of microplastic generation during plastic recycling–an
unintended consequence of the process. To date, microplastics have been detected in the …

Plastics in the environment in the context of UV radiation, climate change and the Montreal Protocol: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2023

MAK Jansen, AL Andrady, JF Bornman… - Photochemical & …, 2024‏ - Springer
Abstract This Assessment Update by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) considers the interactive effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of bioplastic contamination on the mechanical recycling of conventional plastics

MJ Staplevan, AJ Ansari, A Ahmed, FI Hai - Waste Management, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Quality assurance of a recycled product is currently one of the biggest issues that the plastic
recycling industry faces. The purity of the input plastic waste stream has significant influence …

Parameters optimization for decontamination and fine physical regeneration pathways of polypropylene plastics from waste lunchboxes

L Dong, W Zhi, W Li, J Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Due to the development of the food delivery industry, a large amount of waste lunchboxes
made of homo polypropylene (PP) plastic have been generated. This study developed a …

Spatial distribution and composition of marine litter on sandy beaches along the Indian Ocean coastline in the south Java region, Indonesia

D Yona, P Nooraini, SEN Putri, SHJ Sari… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Marine litter in coastal areas can bring economic, social, and environmental damage,
especially the loss of aesthetic value of a tourist site. Therefore, research on the composition …

Mechanistic insight into heteroatom removal from vacuum gas oil blended with PMMA or PET waste

N Zambrano, D Trueba, I Hita, R Palos… - …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
This work analyzes vacuum gas oil (VGO) and hydrocracking products of this feed blended
with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to clarify the …

Degradation assessment of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) debris after long exposure to marine conditions

N Lourmpas, P Papanikos, EK Efthimiadou… - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The degradation of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in marine environments was
investigated under various weathering conditions. HDPE debris were collected from coastal …

[HTML][HTML] New Insights into the Mechanisms of Toxicity of Aging Microplastics

VP Chelomin, AA Istomina, AA Mazur, VV Slobodskova… - Toxics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Nowadays, synthetic polymer (plastic) particles are ubiquitous in the environment. It is
known that for several decades microplastics (MPs) have been accumulating in the World …